While offshore to capture imagery for an ongoing production project we stumbled upon a curious octopus. Videographer Joe Kistel was filming and as soon as diver Kim Fair approached the octopus darted over to greet him. See the intense encounter at the link below.Video:
A Curious Octopus Encounter
A Look at the Sunken Spike 5 Years Later
6-14-14In the summer of 2009 Safe Harbor Boys Home provided a retired United States Coast Guard Vessel to the artificial reef program. The vessel, known as the Spike, was meticulously cleaned, transported offshore, and sank roughly 28 miles east of the St Johns River Inlet. Today...
Read MoreUnderwater Reef Imagery From Press Box Reef And More
6-7-14Below are some underwater images and a video clip captured this past weekend while offshore scuba diving Jacksonville reefs. A big thanks to fellow divers Larry Davis and Ed Kalakauskis.Press Box Reef:
[nggallery id=140]Culvert Reef:
[nggallery id=141]Open Barge Reef:
[nggallery id=142]Large Shark swim by video clip (at Open Barge Reef):
Goliath Grouper Sighting At New Reef Site
5-31-14 TISIRI divers Joe Kistel and Larry Davis made a trip offshore to capture some updated visual content of Jacksonville Florida's three newest artificial reef sites. These three reefs lie roughly 12 miles east of Ponte Vedra Beach. During the second dive, just before returning to the surface,...
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